some people want status symbols and some want a home or to save for retirement.....your daughter and her fiance sound practical....and I doubt anyone knows her diamond was grown in a lab
Are lab diamonds the equivalent of handbag Superfakes?
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They’re not the equivalent of a super fake UNLESS the jeweller advertises the diamond as a genuine mined diamond (which I have seen a lot of jewellers do). However, obviously that’s not the fault of the stone, but the jeweller(s).
They’re beautiful obviously, but I don’t think they’re worth the money you pay for them.
They’re beautiful obviously, but I don’t think they’re worth the money you pay for them.
I’ve just been watching “Cosmos” with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and one of the most interesting themes is that EVERYTHING on the planet is simply varying assemblies of molecules that have been on this earth since it was formed. Opinions and values attributed to these things is just marketing and capitalism, especially for something that is worn for adornment and serves no practical purpose.
Hello, did you read them? After watching netflix documentary I'm interested to learn more too. I have diamonds earrings from my 20's that my parents bought me but if in the future I would buy diamonds I would only buy lab grown diamonds.
LOL I just saw this title and had a good laugh...
The whole lab diamond vs. natural diamond debate has gone overboard. At the end of the day...they're essentially just rocks
The whole lab diamond vs. natural diamond debate has gone overboard. At the end of the day...they're essentially just rocks
I am almost done with reading The Heartless Stone and it is very detailed! The author put a lot of research into it. It’s a lot and I had to put it down a couple of times to absorb it. I am learning a lot. I haven’t gotten to Diamond yet but it’s next.
Lab diamonds seem expensive for what they are. CZ's are sparkly to me, especially smaller stones and pave. I have some small inherited diamonds, but otherwise I don't like to invest too much money in any 1 item. Just simpler to own things you don't have to worry too much about, if it gets lost or damaged or you don't love it anymore.
The biggest difference in CZs vs. LGDs is that CZs don't maintain their sparkle. They tend to get cloudy over the years. LGDs are no different than mined diamonds except that they're much more affordable. As I said in another comment in their thread, we buy jewelry because it's pretty and in many cases, symbolic of special occasions. That's all I want from my jewelry.
Why we do the things we do? What’s our purpose? Why we’re here? To give meaning to our lives, otherwise meaningless in the grand scheme of things…? I think playing with rocks, spending money on bags putting make up on are just some ‘games’ we keep ourselves busy with
I totally agree tho, it’s just rocks lol
Just an interesting tidbit - I went to the largest resale house in Canada and tried to sell them a lab diamond - they would not even accept it. Said it has 0 resale value (yes, zero). I was en route to purchasing a tennis bracelet from Vrai (lab diamonds) and so glad this experience happened prior to that purchase, as the bracelet was not cheap by any means. The guy at the resale house told me to avoid lab diamonds as there's practically 0 market for it... so essentially you pay a bunch (if it was cheaper there would be a worthwhile argument) and it actually has no intrinsic or holding value.
Since then I decided to shelve the idea of lab diamonds unless I had extra cash to burn (literally).
Since then I decided to shelve the idea of lab diamonds unless I had extra cash to burn (literally).
Yes but if you buy a natural diamond tennis bracelet it will cost a lot more and upon resale you will lose more money than paying for the labgrown one in the first place. Plus I don’t see why things like that matter for most people. Are you constantly reselling your jewellery? I’m personally not. Also, there will always be a private buyer even if jewellery stores aren’t buying labs.
you haven’t told us anything about the diamond you tried to sell? was it large? flawless? I agree some lab diamonds are worthless but I think the larger higher quality stones definitely have some value.
Saks sells Vrai and they are incredibly overpriced especially compared to the Saks brand lab diamond tennis bracelets which are much better quality diamonds and occasionally go on sale as much as 40% off
I agree with you on the natural diamonds and it being way pricier. I've just realized that if I put money into things, I'd like them to hold their value - e.g.: Dior bags, where you pay a bunch and get barely anything back. That to my mind, is a bit of a waste esp if the price point (to purchase) is high to begin with. I'm not constantly re-selling any jewelry but yes, I do sell things I fall out of love with and would like to recoup some of that value to put into something else.
with regards to others questions - they didn't even look at the diamond when they realized it was lab -- said they don't accept anything other than natural stones, so did not matter what size/ cut/ clarity it was. It was a very good stone but it sits in my drawer now, barely used.
ps: i put the money I would have put into VRAI (which you correctly mentioned as overpriced), into a Tiffany 18k gold bracelet that I know will hold it's value well.